Ride Along In The Highest Winding, Nastiest Sounding Small Block Ford Drag Race We’ve Ever Heard – Comp Eliminator Greatness
Aug 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
For those unfamiliar with the wild and wonky world of NHRA competition eliminator, the altered classes may be a bit confusing. This is one time in drag racing when the world altered does not strictly...
Awesome Historic Drag Video: 1968 US Nationals – The Eliminators – A Sweet 1960s Look At The Big Go
Aug 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
I’m not going to lie to you. I’m heading out to work as part of the NHRA announcing crew a the 60th Chevrolet Performance US Nationals on Tuesday and I have not slept in a week. Yeah, I...
Fact Is Crazier In Fiction: The Time The Winged Express Bumped Don Garlits And The Got Petitioned Out Of The Top Fuel Class
Aug 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
There are people who defy convention by necessity. There are people who do it for fun, and then there are those that do it to prove a point, no matter how costly the potential victory may be. Drag...
You Could Have A Unimog, But Wouldn’t You Really Rather Have A 6×6 Power Wagon?
Aug 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Anyone who has read BangShift knows that Lohnes does a transformation whenever he sees a big truck that has all of the speed of a farm tractor: His eyes go as wide as a Disney princess’s, he...
Do You Care If The Toyota Prius Even Made A Lap Of The ‘Ring? They Do
Aug 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
I’m hard-pressed to think of a car that I give less of a (….) about than the Toyota Prius. The epitome of “appliance automobile”, the Prius is about everything that BangShift...
Mini-Feature: The Original Arfons Brothers Green Monster 5 – Allison Power, Great History!
Aug 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Cars Without Doors Feature, 1320 Drag Racing Feature
Before their relationship turned cold and distant, Art and Walt Arfons created and raced together. Their machines were completely hand built, home engineered, and capable of running with virtually...
Is This The Luckiest SOB Walking The Planet Right Now? If You’re Going To Crash…
Aug 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
We’ve seen it all before. Someone on a motorcycle, usually a crotch rocket, weaving traffic at a speed guaranteed to invoke jail time, coming very close to their own demise each time they flick...
This Artistic, Slow-Motion, And Riveting Look At The 24 Hours Of The Nurburgring Is Worth A Watch
Aug 20, 2014Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
It is always neat when a company has the presence of mind to actually invest in media and projects that their customers will actually enjoy checking out. Nitto tires has done this by supporting the...
Would You Rather Unimog Edition: Is It The One With The Loader Bucket And Backhoe Or The VW Eating Snowblower On The Front Of It?
Aug 20, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
So there I was, aimlessly searching the internet for Unimogs because that’s what I do. Lo and behold, I stumble upon not one, but TWO of the fantastic German built machines and each one is...
Testing Begins On All New 2015 Factory Right Hand Drive Mustang – 25 New Global Markets To Get Iconic Pony Car
Aug 20, 2014Brian LohnesApex Car Feature, BangShift APEX
We know that you were thinking the same thing we were when our eyes first saw this release. “Boy this thing would make a bitchin’ postal delivery vehicle!” While we’re sure...
Watch A Pair Of Nitro Burning Nostalgia Funny Cars Rip Off Some Cool Dry Hops And Blast Down The Quarter Mile…At Hockenhiem
Aug 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
One of the coolest things about the nostalgia nitro funny car explosion over the last 10 years or so is that the cars have the same deeply appreciated fan base all over the world. Yes, funny cars...
Smokey’s Last Stand: How Smokey Yunick Proved Himself Right And Ended His Indy Career On His Own Awesome Terms
Aug 20, 2014Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
There are people who defy convention by necessity. There are people who do it for fun, and then there are those that do it to prove a point, no matter how costly the potential victory may be. Drag...
Russian Reckage: Watch This Nutsto Bus Wreck Unfold Like Something From A Michael Bay Movie
Aug 20, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
This is apparently the week where ALL the wreckage and carnage happens because the videos have literally been flowing in from around the globe. It has been a long while since we have highlighted any...
Mark Rebilas Captured The Horrible Top Dragster Wreckage Sequence In Amazing Detail – Photos Here
Aug 19, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
There’s not much luck in photography and that’s a fact. When I hear people telling photographers how “lucky” they were to get a particular shot my stomach turns. The simple...
